# Pay For Play on The No Agenda Show

Pay For Play comes up in 5 chapters across 5 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from April 2009 to November 2017.

- **Chapters:** 5
- **Episodes:** 5
- **Discussed:** April 2009 – November 2017
- **Related topics:** [Anarchy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/anarchy.md), [Bbc](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bbc.md), [Bill Clinton](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bill-clinton.md), [Billy Bush](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/billy-bush.md), [Clinton Foundation](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/clinton-foundation.md), [Cnbc](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cnbc.md), [General Motors](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/general-motors.md), [Haiti](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/haiti.md), [John Oliver](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/john-oliver.md), [Journalism](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/journalism.md)

## Chapters 1–5 of 5

### Value for Value vs. Pay for Play in Podcasting

- **Episode:** [978: House of Trolls](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/978-house-of-trolls.md)
- **Published:** 2017-11-05
- **Time:** 1:30:58–1:35:34
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/978-house-of-trolls/chapter/value-for-value-vs-pay-for-play-in-podcasting.md

The hosts clarify the "Value for Value" model, rejecting a donor's suggestion that money should be used to buy specific attention for clips or stories, which they label "Pay for Play." Peter Reiter, an anarchist donor, is knighted as "Anarchy's Knight" and granted the title of Freiherr von Bonneville. The segment emphasizes that donations are a voluntary exchange for value already received rather than a contractual service.

Keywords: [value for value](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/value-for-value.md), [pay for play](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/pay-for-play.md), [anarchy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/anarchy.md), lake bonneville, [peerage](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/peerage.md)

### Uranium One and the "To Be Fair" Rhetoric

- **Episode:** [877: The Angries](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/877-the-angries.md)
- **Published:** 2016-11-14
- **Time:** 1:52:07–1:55:31
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/877-the-angries/chapter/uranium-one-and-the-to-be-fair-rhetoric.md

The discussion deconstructs John Oliver's defense of the Uranium One deal involving Russia. The hosts highlight Oliver's use of the phrase "to be fair" as a rhetorical device to dismiss "pay for play" allegations by pointing to the involvement of nine different government agencies in the approval process.

Keywords: [uranium one](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/uranium-one.md), [russia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/russia.md), [pay for play](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/pay-for-play.md), [nuclear regulatory commission](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/nuclear-regulatory-commission.md), [john oliver](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/john-oliver.md)

### Bernard Sansaricq, Clinton Foundation Haiti Corruption and Billy Bush

- **Episode:** [869: Swamp of Crazy](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/869-swamp-of-crazy.md)
- **Published:** 2016-10-16
- **Time:** 29:14–33:04
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/869-swamp-of-crazy/chapter/bernard-sansaricq-clinton-foundation-haiti-corruption-and-billy-bush.md

Former Haitian Senate President Bernard Sansaricq alleged on Fox Business that the Clinton Foundation mishandled $14.3 billion in earthquake relief funds, with less than 2% reaching the Haitian people. The discussion also touches on the firing of Billy Bush from NBC following the "Access Hollywood" tape leak. The hosts speculate that the Bushes and Clintons may have a private feud, or that Billy Bush is being used as a temporary scapegoat.

Keywords: bernard sansaricq, [haiti](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/haiti.md), [bill clinton](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bill-clinton.md), [clinton foundation](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/clinton-foundation.md), [billy bush](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/billy-bush.md), [nbc](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/nbc.md), [pay for play](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/pay-for-play.md)

### FBC Media, Guaranteed News Placement for Microsoft

- **Episode:** [343: ZomBin Laden](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/343-zombin-laden.md)
- **Published:** 2011-09-29
- **Time:** 1:42:42–1:44:27
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/343-zombin-laden/chapter/fbc-media-guaranteed-news-placement-for-microsoft.md

Documents reveal that FBC Media, a production company for the BBC and CNBC, sold "guaranteed distribution" to clients like Microsoft. This pay-for-play arrangement allowed corporate branding to be inserted into news segments about Malaysia and Russia without disclosure to the broadcasters.

Keywords: fbc media, [bbc](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bbc.md), [cnbc](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cnbc.md), [microsoft](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/microsoft.md), [pay for play](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/pay-for-play.md), [journalism](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/journalism.md), [malaysia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/malaysia.md)

### Stephen Ratner, New York Pension Fund Scandal

- **Episode:** [90: Lost Your Job? Eat More Fiber](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/90-lost-your-job-eat-more-fiber.md)
- **Published:** 2009-04-19
- **Time:** 1:10:01–1:12:04
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/90-lost-your-job-eat-more-fiber/chapter/stephen-ratner-new-york-pension-fund-scandal.md

Stephen Ratner, a key advisor to the Obama administration's auto industry task force, is under investigation for a "pay-for-play" scandal involving the New York State Pension Fund. The investigation centers on investments made by Ratner's former firm, Quadrangle Group, and its connection to a low-budget film titled "Chooch."

Keywords: stephen ratner, [treasury department](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/treasury-department.md), [general motors](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/general-motors.md), pension fund, chooch, pay-for-play

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